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US-9294831

In-ear earpiece and expansion adaptor

PublishedMarch 22, 2016
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Technical Abstract

There is provided an in-ear earphone having a housing for receiving an electroacoustic transducer and an expansion adaptor unit which is coupled to the housing of the in-ear earphone. The expansion adaptor unit has an expansion unit with an upper portion having a curvature for fitting into a crus inferius anthelicis, an anti-helix and/or a concha of an ear of a user. The expansion adaptor unit further has at least one coupling element for coupling the upper portion to the housing of the in-ear earphone, wherein the expansion unit has at least two flexible legs as coupling elements, wherein one leg is coupled to a first end of the upper portion and a second leg is coupled to a second end of the upper portion.

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August 19, 2015

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March 22, 2016

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